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Women are underutilising cardiac rehabilitation programmes despite clear evidence they reduce hospital readmissions and the risk of future heart attacks, new research shows. Even when women do join these exercise, lifestyle and education programmes after heart surgery or major cardiovascular events, they are less likely than men to complete them. An American Heart Association scientific [...]

International experts are calling for postpartum psychosis to be recognised as a separate diagnostic category to improve care for this dangerous mental illness affecting new mothers. The condition strikes up to 2.6 in every 1,000 women after childbirth and can cause mania, depression with psychotic features, impaired thinking, agitation and irritability. Without treatment, women may [...]

Some hormonal contraceptives carry a slightly higher breast cancer risk than others, with desogestrel linked to greater increases than alternative products. A study of more than two million Swedish women and teenage girls found that the risks vary depending on the type of hormone used in contraceptive methods. Researchers tracked women aged 13 to 49 [...]

Daré Bioscience, a health biotech company solely focused on closing the gap in women's health between promising science and real-world solutions, has won a contract with the Gates Foundation under which it can receive up to approximately US$300,000. The deal will see it  conduct a strategic landscape review of organisations with capabilities relevant to contraceptive [...]

High street clinics offering pregnancy scans could be putting unborn babies and their mothers in danger through a lack of properly trained staff, UK experts warn. Hospital specialists report cases of missed health problems, misdiagnosed conditions and instances where women were wrongly told their babies had died or were malformed. The Society of Radiographers (SoR) [...]

Nineteen NCAA women’s basketball coaches have joined forces to raise awareness about heart disease, which kills more than 440,000 US women each year. The Hearts on the Court Collective, led by Louisiana State University women’s basketball head coach Kim Mulkey, will launch social media campaigns throughout the season to promote heart-healthy habits. Heart [...]

Students are still struggling to access free period products in schools despite a government scheme designed to tackle period poverty, new research shows. A study involving 77 teenagers in schools and colleges across Yorkshire found that while pupils welcomed the scheme, many faced barriers such as products being locked away, stored far from classrooms, or [...]

By Naomi Magnus, psychotherapist and founder at North London Therapy Women's health is closely linked to our biology, hormones, and the way our brains are wired, all of which shape our life experiences. From the teen years right through to adulthood, hormonal ups and downs can affect mood, thinking, and emotional resilience in ways that [...]

By Wolfgang Hackl M.D., Founder & CEO, OncoGenomX Inc., Switzerland During my career as an oncologist and cancer drug developer, one question haunted me more than any other: Why do some patients respond to therapy — while others, with the same diagnosis, do not? We have innovative treatments, biomarkers, advanced lab tests, and guidelines. But [...]

Occupational therapy can ease anxiety and emotional strain for women experiencing high-risk pregnancies, with cognitive-based techniques found to be most effective, new research has revealed. Joint research from Edith Cowan University and the University of St Augustine for Health Sciences reviewed a range of psychosocial occupational therapy approaches and found that cognitive-based interventions had the [...]